Who was billed3 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
Most of these artists had shared a bill before that night.
the pairs that have met
1 of the 3 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Riobamba and Ushka — 9 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 4 Aug 2023.
- Saphe and Ushka — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
Who they are
“Saphe is a Syrian, New York-based DJ and curator and co-founder of Laylit, a monthly dance party and platform that brings together DJ sets and live instruments by artists from the MENA region and its diaspora.”
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Saphe is a Syrian, New York-based DJ and curator and co-founder of Laylit, a monthly dance party and platform that brings together DJ sets and live instruments by artists from the MENA region and its diaspora. Approaching the dancefloor as a space of experimentation through which new forms of Arabic dance music can emerge, Saphe’s sets consist of highly percussive bass music, engaging with a variety of styles and practices from breakbeats, jungle & D&B, breaky techno, and his signature Arabic electronic beats. Saphe’s exploration of rhythm also extends to different media and formats for thinking and making, namely writing, fieldwork, and audiovisual arts.Recently at Elsewhere, Nowadays · often with Arianna Danae, Fatin, saHHar, none of them here that night
“"Riobamba is an Ecuadorian-Lithuanian producer, DJ, and cultural activist based in Brooklyn.”
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"Riobamba is an Ecuadorian-Lithuanian producer, DJ, and cultural activist based in Brooklyn. Riobamba’s rowdy, deeply researched live sets reflect back nightlife’s power as a site of joy and resistance, amplifying connective tissues between YouTube clips, dembow brujería, bodega soundtracks, and noise hyperreality “suped up with a twisted, industrial gnarl” (Complex). As a self-made bridge between música urbana’s underground movements and pioneers, Riobamba has recently shared the stage with Tego Calderón, Maluma, Nina Sky, DJ Playero, Rosa Pistola, and DJ Blass. The Fader has called her production work “a radically self-expressive piece of futurism that stands against a single, boxed-in definition of what Latinx club music can be.” Riobamba is founder of record label and creative agency APOCALIPSIS, a platform insistent on visibility for narratives by those “ni de aquí, ni de allá” (neither from here, nor there); recent highlights include curating and co-producing Boiler Room’s first reggaetón showcase, and providing ongoing music education in a Brooklyn juvenile detention center. Riobamba leads A&R for the iconic Nuyorican music label Fania, home to groundbreaking artists Celia Cruz, Héctor Lavoe, and Willie Colón, and was previously Music Editor of cultural platform Remezcla. Prior to moving to NYC, she was the first Colombia-based researcher in the Fulbright-mtvU program, studying the subversive power of digital music production in a region enduring the effects of civil conflict. Her original work has been featured in Resident Advisor, Univision, Fact Mag, The Fader, Thump, Complex, and Red Bull Music Academy Radio." - DISCWOMANTechno on 2, Reggaeton on 2, Ambient on 1 and Bass Music on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Orphan Records (2) (1), Place (1) and Sony Masterworks (1). labels on their catalogued releasesRecently at Paragon, Mood Ring, Avant Gardner · often with Mansaf Mama, Oscar Nñ, DREAMINSLOW, none of them here that night
“She deejays from the perspective of a dancer, blending a wide range of global club music.”
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She deejays from the perspective of a dancer, blending a wide range of global club music. Ushka has been a staple in NYC's queer nightlife, having run the iBomba party for six years and djing parties such as Papi Juice, Gush, Ragga, Bubble-T, Yellow Jackets Collective's Lunar New Year, Basement Bhangra, Moonshine in Montreal and more. She has performed across the U.S, Mexico, and Canada - including at institutions such as Brooklyn Museum, Lincoln Center, MoMA PS1, American Museum of Natural History, Rubin Museum, The Shed, Toronto's Harbourfront Centre, and Montreal's Fondation Phi, and NYC's SummerStage. You can follow her on instagram at @ty_ushka.Recently at Elsewhere, Mood Ring, Le Bain · often with 444, DJ Habibeats, Zara Dekho, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Fatin5 with Saphe
- SKYWALKER5 with Riobamba
- MNSA4 with Saphe
- Nadim Maghzal4 with Saphe
- Zara Dekho4 with Ushka
- ZNA4 with Saphe
- 4443 with Ushka
- Adam R3 with Riobamba
97 said they were going — much busier than a usual Saturday at Mood Ring.
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Mood Ring26
- Middle half finished between6 and 82
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted259
The room
Mood Ring — 957 events and 2,029 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Most-tagged here: Techno (7) and Club (4). genre tags on this room’s listings